Caroline Crocker presented "Bunk Detecting Principles to Help the Public Assess ‘Scientific’ Claims” during the ASA annual meeting 2012 (Audio and slides are available here and here).

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Principle #1Check if the author claims that something hasbeen proven or declares something to be a fact.

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Principle #2Check if the author makes claims to haveaccomplished something that is beyond what hasactually been done.

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Principle #3Check if what is said is scientifically accurate.

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Principle #4Beware of grandiose claims.

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Principle #5Check if the claims can be tested scientifically, thatis, can they be measured.

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Principle #6Be careful when an author makes too much of thescientific qualifications of those involved ordisparages those who do not agree his/her views.

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Principle #7Check that the "satisfied customers," "experts,"study participants, and promoters of the idea orproduct exist and do not stand to gain from theirtestimony or participation.

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Principle #8Finally, be skeptical. Do not be quick to believe people,especially when it involves your health, faith and/or money!

I guess she never tried to assess ID-creationism this way.

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Edited by sparc on Jan. 21 2013,00:03

--------------"[...] the type of information we find in living systems is beyond the creative means of purely material processes [...] Who or what is such an ultimate source of information? [...] from a theistic perspective, such an information source would presumably have to be God."

#9 Be ironic-al. Be quick to suggest false truths or ilogical tests as though they were rational conclusions from religious belief. Especially when it involves my book sales, seminars or self promotion.

The AITSE homepage has a helpful little green bar at the bottom where you can sign up for their newsletter. Currently it reads, "Join 4 other subscribers."

That was on January 21. Now, on the 27th, there are SIX subscribers! That's a phenomenal growth of fifty percent in just six days! By my calculations, AITSE is on track to have over ONE BILLION subscribers by 2015! It looks like the tide is finally turning against the Darwinist expellers.

Only 50% of the American public "believe" in evolution. Could only be for one of three reasons. 1) Scientific illiteracy, 2) Religious illiteracy, or 3) The activity of the "large...powerful...very effective" anti-evolution industry. Brian Alters, Chapman U, http://sciencedude.ocregister.com/2010.......10....2

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Alters gave three main reasons for widespread misconceptions about evolution in the United States.

AITSE has closed its doors. Perhaps Dr. Crocker lacked credibility as an authority on distinguishing good science from crock science?

Or maybe they noticed something about their "science," at which point it self-annihilated.

Well, that's what would have happened had they ever been any good at detecting bunk. Fortunately for their cognitive biases, though, massive ignorance and distortion prevents them from even recognizing the power of the take-downs that come in response to their crockery, hence their boring repetition of the latter.